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Following Finnair’s Asian expansion, which most recently has seen the company boost operations in Japan, Hong Kong, and mainland China, TrvelDaily Media spoke to Finnair’s chief commercial officer, Juha J?rvinen.
In your own words can you explain the structure of Finnair’s expansion strategy in Asia?
Finnair has a goal of increasing the annual number of passengers carried to 20 million by 203...

HitchHiker has gained another local cooperation partner in Flightroutes24, which now offers users of HitchHiker’s Flight API and Agent application the possibility to access a comprehensive range of Chinese domestic and international bargain flights from China and Hong Kong.
Flightroutes24 is one of the leading international air ticket wholesalers based in Mainland China and in Hong Kong. The com...

On September 5, Helsinki Marketing, a marketing company owned by Finland's capital, Tencent and Finnair signed a cooperation agreement to make travel information more accessible for Chinese tourists through their phones.
Helsinki mayor Jan Vapaavuori said that the behaviors of Chinese tourists in Helsinki are changing and the city is making travel easier, such as launching a digital travel guide ...

The Chinese government eased access for almost 8 million people who have applied for a travel visa between China, Hong Kong, and Macao.
The new regulations will also make it easier for almost 3 million Chinese residents to renew a permit that allows travel to and from Hong Kong and Macau from China, according to a GGRAsia report.
The new policy takes effect at the start of September.
This year,...

HHTravel, a company run under Ctrip, is at the forefront of guest sourcing in the Chinese market and focusing on high-end clientele, according to the 2018 Expedition Market Report.
Doreen Lin oversees cruise and Antarctica offerings out of a Shanghai office, she said the expedition market in China was growing at a phenomenal rate.
"For the four-month Antarctica season, which is the bulk of our e...

Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment, today announced that it will provide payment processing and consulting services to Trip.com, one of the world’s leading online travel agencies (OTA) and part of the Ctrip Group – the world’s second-largest travel booking company.
With Ingenico on board, Trip.com now has access to a large portfolio of local acquiring connections, currencies...

Existing investor Taipei-based CDIB Innovation Accelerator Fund, besides new investors Darwin Venture and Accuvest, also joined the round.
The startup plans to use the funding to expand and accelerate its business to cities, including Hong Kong, Okinawa, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Bali, Osaka, and Tokyo.
This is the second largest investment round in the O2O lifestyle category in Taiwan, behind EZTa...

The report released by Lvmama.com, a Shanghai-based online travel agency, said the number of Chinese tourists who booked rural packages in July and August jumped by 50% year on year.
Visits to rural areas are more frequent, the agency said, with the number of travelers who have taken more than three rural visits is growing, it said.
Big cities such as Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Wuhan...

Canadians paid over 800,000 visits to China in 2017, a nearly 9% increase over the previous year, People's Daily reports.
Chinese arrivals reached a record of over 680,000 in 2017, a 12% increase over 2016, Destination Canada reports. China is the country's third-largest source of inbound tourists.
Most Chinese visit during the peak period in July and August.
Expanded air capacity, favorable ec...

Asian cities had outnumbered their counterparts in Europe and America in terms of international tourist arrivals in 2017, according to leading data and analytics company GlobalData. Asia was represented by seven cities—Bangkok, Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur and Shenzhen—while Europe, Middle East and America were limited to one city each—with London, Dubai and New York City re...

Water Way Hotel Guangzhou

Water Way Hotel is located at the center of Guangzhou, just 33.7 km from Baiyun International Airport. Free parking lot is provided at the hotel.
Baggage storage and safe deposit box can be found at 24-hour front desk. Besides, the hotel's host of recreational offerings ensures you have plenty to do during your stay. Opened in 2011, the 15-storey hotel features 110 guest rooms and suites.